1993 Japan Series

1993 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Yakult Swallows (4) Katsuya Nomura 80–50–2, .615, GA: 7
Seibu Lions (3) Masaaki Mori 74–53–3, .583, GA: 1
Dates October 23 – November 1, 1993
MVP Kenjiro Kawasaki (YKS)
FSA Kazuhiro Kiyohara (SEI)
Broadcast
Television Canal+ Japan (Games 1), NHK2 (Games 1)
Radio NHK Radio 1, TBS (JRN), JOQR (NRN), NBS (NRN), NACK5
Japan Series

The 1993 Japan Series was the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) championship series for the 1993 season. It was the 44th Japan Series and featured the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions against the Central League champion Yakult Swallows. This was the fourth consecutive Japan Series appearance for Seibu and the second consecutive championship contested between the two clubs, with Seibu taking the crown the year before. Played at Seibu Lions Stadium and Meiji Jingu Stadium, the Swallows defeated the Lions four games to three in the best-of-seven series to win the franchise's 2nd Japan Series title. Yakult pitcher Kenjiro Kawasaki was named Most Valuable Player of the series. The series was played between October 23 and November 1 with home field advantage going to the Pacific League.

Summary

CL Yakult Swallows (4) vs. PL Seibu Lions (3)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 23Yakult Swallows – 8, Seibu Lions – 5Seibu Lions Stadium3:3931,785[1] 
2October 24Yakult Swallows – 5, Seibu Lions – 2Seibu Lions Stadium3:3432,169[1] 
3October 26Seibu Lions – 7, Yakult Swallows – 2Meiji Jingu Stadium2:3830,147[1] 
4October 27Seibu Lions – 0, Yakult Swallows – 1Meiji Jingu Stadium2:5133,882[1] 
5October 28Seibu Lions – 7, Yakult Swallows – 2Meiji Jingu Stadium3:1935,208[1] 
6October 31Yakult Swallows – 2, Seibu Lions – 4Seibu Lions Stadium2:4932,020[1] 
7November 1Yakult Swallows – 4, Seibu Lions – 2Seibu Lions Stadium2:4832,028[1]

Matchups

Game 1

Saturday, October 23, 1993 at Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokorozawa, Saitama
Team123456789RHE
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Seibu120001001591
WP: Daisuke Araki (1–0)   LP: Kimiyasu Kudoh (0–1)
Home runs:
YKS: Jack Howell (1), Takahiro Ikeyama (1)
SEI: Tsutomu Ito (1), Koji Akiyama (1)

Game 2

Sunday, October 24, 1993 at Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokorozawa, Saitama
Team123456789RHE
Yakult1031000005131
Seibu200000000280
WP: Tatsuji Nishimura (1–0)   LP: Kuo Tai-yuan (0–1)   Sv: Shingo Takatsu (1)

Game 3

Tuesday, October 26, 1993 at Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Seibu0060100007141
Yakult000100010222
WP: Hisanobu Watanabe (1–0)   LP: Akimitsu Itoh (0–1)
Home runs:
SEI: Norio Tanabe (1), Koji Akiyama (2)
YKS: None

Game 4

Wednesday, October 27, 1993 at Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
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Seibu000000000060
Yakult00010000X150
WP: Kenjiro Kawasaki (1–0)   LP: Takehiro Ishii (0–1)   Sv: Shingo Takatsu (2)

Game 5

Thursday, October 28, 1993 at Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Team123456789RHE
Seibu010000105770
Yakult000000011260
WP: Yoshitaka Katori (1–0)   LP: Kenji Miyamoto (0–1)   Sv: Tetsuya Shiozaki (1)
Home runs:
SEI: Kazuhiro Kiyohara (1), Ken Suzuki (1)
YKS: Yukio Arai (1)

Game 6

Sunday, October 31, 1993 at Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokorozawa, Saitama
Team123456789RHE
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Seibu00040000X441
WP: Kuo Tai-yuan (1–1)   LP: Tatsuji Nishimura (1–1)   Sv: Tetsuya Shiozaki (2)
Home runs:
YKS: None
SEI: Koji Akiyama (3)

Game 7

Monday, November 1, 1993 at Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokorozawa, Saitama
Team123456789RHE
Yakult300000010450
Seibu200000000241
WP: Kenjiro Kawasaki (2–0)   LP: Hisanobu Watanabe (1–1)   Sv: Shingo Takatsu (3)
Home runs:
YKS: Katsumi Hirosawa (1)
SEI: Kazuhiro Kiyohara (2)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1993年度日本シリーズ　試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
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